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DNA Replication

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

2.

What is the shape of a DNA strand?

a)

Single helix

b)

Square

c)

Double helix

d)

Ladder

3.

A DNA strand is made up of a chain of

a)

Sugars

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Cytosine

4.

Which is NOT a part of a nucleotide?

a)

A phosphate

b)

A sugar

c)

A nitrogen base

d)

Ribose

5.

What are the 4 nitrogen base pairs in DNA?

a)

A, T, U, G

b)

A, C, G, U

c)

A, C, T, G

d)

A, F, G, U

6.

In DNA, Cytosine always pairs with

a)

Guanine

b)

Adenine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

7.

In DNA, Thymine always pairs with

a)

Cytosine

b)

Adenine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

8.

If a strand of DNA is made of 20% guanine (G), what percent of it is adenine (A)?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

15%

d)

30%

9.

We say that DNA replication is "semi-conservative." Which of these images represents semi-conservative replication?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of the above

10.

During replication, which sequence of nucleotides would bond with the DNA sequence TATGA?

a)

TATGA

b)

ATACT

c)

CACTA

d)

ACAGA